Trusting trade and the private sector for food security in Southeast Asia / Hamid R. Alavi ; with Aira Htenas [and others]
Trusting Trade and the Private Sector for Food Security in Southeast Asia challenges policymakers who oversee the rice sector in Southeast Asia and reexamines deep-rooted preceptsabout their responsibilities. The authors argue that fixating on national self-sufficiency hasbeen costly and counterprod...
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Table of Contents:
- Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Executive Summary; Introduction; The 2007-08 Food Crisis and Its Aftermath; Learning the Right Lessons; Supply-Chain Weaknesses; The Impacts of Government Intervention; The Example of Maize; Summary of Conclusions; Roles for ASEAN and for Multilateral Donors; Notes; References and Other Sources; Chapter 1 Moving from Food Crisis to Food Security in Southeast Asia; Introduction; The Crisis of 2007-08 in Context; Learning the Right Lessons; Annex: Commodity Tables; Notes; References and Other Sources.
- Chapter 2 Going It Alone versus Intra-ASEAN Trade Cooperation: How Public Sector Rice Policies Thwart Regional Food SecurityIntroduction; The Effects of Government Policies on Supply Chains and Regional Markets; Farm Support Policies for Rice; Conclusions; Notes; References and Other Sources; Chapter 3 Rice Supply Chains: How They Work and Don't; Introduction; Government's Impact on Supply Chains; Losses Incurred along Existing Chains; Organization of the Rice Sector; Supply-Chain Logistics: The Role of Infrastructure; Conclusions; Annex: Examples of Marketing Channels; Notes.
- Case Studies Rice and Maize Supply Chains by CountryIndonesia; Malaysia; The Philippines; Thailand; Vietnam; Notes; References and Other Sources; Appendix Supply Chains for Maize in the ASEAN Region; Introduction; Country-Specific Developments in Maize Chains; Cost Buildup along Maize Chains; Weaknesses in Traditional Maize Chains; Key Findings; Notes; References and Other Sources; Boxes; 1.1 The Costs of Losing Control and of Keeping It; 2.1 Distortions in Global Markets Due to the Prevalence of Protectionist Policies for Rice; 2.2 Implications of the AFTA Agreement.
- 2.3 Traditional Justifications for State Trading Enterprises2.4 Nondistorting Programs to Enhance Rice Productivity; 2.5 Impacts of High Food Prices on the Poor; 2.6 Snapshot of Agricultural and Food Security Policies in the Philippines; 2.7 Government Investment in Agriculture; 3.1 Storage Infrastructure; 3.2 Logistics Costs along an Export-Import Supply Chain; 4.1 The Status of Maize in the Region's Agriculture; 4.2 Chicago Board of Trade Contract Specifications for Deliverable Grades for Rice.